diff --git a/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/common_utils.py
index 0914af8c9a..293403b133 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/common_utils.py
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ class FireworksAIMixin:
     def get_error_class(
         self, error_message: str, status_code: int, headers: Union[dict, Headers]
     ) -> BaseLLMException:
-        # Check if it's a rate limit error (status code 429)
-        if status_code == 429:
-            from litellm.exceptions import RateLimitError
-            return RateLimitError(
-                message=f"Fireworks_aiException - {error_message}",
-                llm_provider="fireworks_ai",
-                model="",  # This will be set later in the exception mapping
-                response=None,  # This will be set later in the exception mapping
-            )
         return FireworksAIException(
             status_code=status_code,
             message=error_message,